The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 20, 1941
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
5:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.00° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.00° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.